HMS Tradewind Torpedoes Jun’yō Maru, Killing 5,600, September 18, 1944

First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings, the Junkers Ju 287. Date: August 16, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II: Allies Attack German Forces in Battle of San Marino, September…

Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to his court-martial. Date: July 6, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II Battle of Hürtgen Forest Begins, September 19,…

The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchises women. Date: October 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 5 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Finland Exits World War II with Soviet Union, September 4, 1944German Counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy During…

Georgios Papandreou becomes head of the Greek government-in-exile based in Egypt. Date: April 26, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Nazi Wola Massacre of Civilians and POWs, August 5, 1944SS Hitlerjugend Massacre Canadian POWs…

World War II: Allied forces launch the first of four assaults on Monte Cassino with the intention of breaking through the Winter Line and seizing Rome, an effort that would ultimately take four months and cost 105,000 Allied casualties. Date: January 17, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 17 📅…